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Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 Article 8

Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 Article 8

Infringement of intellectual property rights

Article 8

1.   The law applicable to a non-contractual obligation arising from an infringement of an intellectual property right shall be the law of the country for which protection is claimed. 2.   In the case of a non-contractual obligation arising from an infringement of a unitary Community intellectual property right, the law applicable shall, for any question that is not governed by the relevant Community instrument, be the law of the country in which the act of infringement was committed. 3.   The law applicable under this Article may not be derogated from by an agreement pursuant to Article 14.

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